Shielded from development and agriculture, many archaeological sites from ancient Greece have now become inadvertent safe ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

Fossils of tiny, jawless marine animals reveal tooth structures sharper than sharks or steel, forcing scientists to rethink ...

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer lies ...

Scientists found ancient bone chemistry that reveals animal health, diet, disease, and environments from millions of years ago.

The discovery of a new dicynodont species suggests early land animals moved across Pangaea later and more widely than ...

Scientists often encounter things beyond human comprehension. When studying jellyfish and their remarkable healing abilities, a team of scientists dealt with this very concept. When a thriving adult ...

Sheep may have played a major role in a prehistoric plague outbreak. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 11, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...